Carmen Rene

Carmen Rene Take Up Space

Carmen Rene Column: Take Up Space!

I’m not sure who needs to read this, but this is your Summer reminder to TAKE UP SPACE!

Carmen Rene: Why Is It So Hard To Love Our Bodies

Carmen Rene Column: Why Is It So Hard To Love Our Bodies?

“We are not born hating our bodies, we are taught to.” 

Carmen Allyship Blm

Carmen Rene: Allyship – Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is

“Equality is one step down from privilege.”  — unknown source 

Quarantine body

Carmen Rene: Your Quarantine Body is Still Your Summer Body

Maintaining a positive body image can be a challenge in the best of times. We are not in the best of times; we are in the middle of a pandemic. If you are struggling, you are not alone.

Carmen Rene Column: Ladies, Your Pleasure is Non-Negotiable

Eat the Cake Too with Carmen Rene: Ladies, Your Pleasure is Non-Negotiable!

If you jiggle, you jiggle.

The Fat Acceptance Movement … Have We Gone Too Far? - Curvicality Magazine

The Fat Acceptance Movement … Have We Gone Too Far?

No. The answer is no. Now that we have that out of the way, let’s get into what exactly this movement is. 

Stop Staring at my Legs! Life with Lymphedema  - Carmen Rene - Curvicality Magazine

Carmen Rene Column: Stop Staring at my Legs! Life with Lymphedema  

I wish I could walk around with a sign that says “I have lymphedema, stop staring at my legs!” The back would read, “Google it.”

Body Positive Image -Carmen My Body Isn't Flawed Your Thinking Is - Curvicality Magazine

Body Positive: A Hijacked  Movement

Do you feel underrepresented and judged based on your size, race, how you identify or due to a disability? If so, the body positive movement was created for you! 

Life Is Not Measured by Before and After Photos -Carmen Rene Column - Curvicality magazine

Eat the Cake Too with Carmen Rene: Life Is Not Measured by Before and After Photos

And neither should your body image. 

Eat the Cake Too Column with Carmen Rene-Curvicality magazine

Eat the Cake Too Column with Carmen Rene: I don’t want to be brave. And neither does Lizzo! 

“When people look at my body and be like, ‘Oh my God, she’s so brave,’ it’s like, ‘No, I’m not. I’m just fine. I’m just me. I’m just sexy. If you saw Anne Hathaway in a bikini on a billboard, you wouldn’t call her brave. I just think there’s a double standard when it comes to women.” — Lizzo, in Glamour